The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-18
THE LEGISLATIVE.
Extra Session ISSs-Second Days Pro
ceeGiHgs.


Cooper.
Thirty bills of various kinds were in
troduced, the following Of which are the
most important:
BY Mr.. Lovenstein: To provide for
the colored insane of the State, and to
enlarge for that purpose the Central
Lunatic Asylum, and appropriating
money therefor.
BY Mr.. Koiner: To provide for the
recovery by motion Of taxes due the
State for the payment of which coupons
have been rendered, etc.
BY Mr.. Thurman To repeal the local
option law
By Mr. Bibb: To incorporate the
Fredericksburg and Washington Rail
way Company.
By Mr.. Stubbs: To charter the town
Of West Point
BY Mr.. Williams To punish persons
fraudulently using coupons.
This bill provides that any person who
shall tender or cause TO be rendered for
taxes or other money due the State, cou-
pons, knowing the same to have been
previously used shall on conviction, be
guilty Of a felony, and shall be confined
in the penitentiary not less than five nor
more than ten years
BY Mr.. Williams To incorporate the
Virginia Mining Company.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein TO incorporate
the Farmers and Miners Brotherhood
BY Mr. Causey: Increasing the salaries
of certain judges
By Mr.. Rhea: Outlawing all bonds
which have not been refunded according
to the provisions of the Riddleberger
settlement
Referred to the proper committees.
At 12:45 the Senate adjourned until II
o'clock to-day.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker Stuart called the House to
order at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Dr.
Hoge. The following are the most inn
portant of the fOrty-three
BY Mr.. Cardwell: To give the con-
sent of the State of Virginia to the
erection of hotel upon the lands of the
United States at Fortress Monroe.
This bill provides for taxation OF said
hotel same as for property in other por-
tions of the State.
BY Mr.. Black: Appropriating $4,000
TO the Virginia Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College at Blacksburg
BY Mr.. Dunlop: To incorporate the
Chesterfield and James River Railroad
Company.
By Mr.. Stuart: To declare certain
stock issued by the Richmond, West
Point Terminal Railroad and Warehouse
Company legal and valid.
By Mr.. Candlish: To incorporate the
Petersburg Musical Association.
Bv Mr. Leftwich: To increase taxes
for State purposes, and to offer premium
for payments in gold, silver, legal tender
OF United States bank notes. A dis
count of fifty per cent TO be allowed on
everything except coupons.
BY Mr.. Dunlop: To establish Court
of Equity in the city of Richmond.
BY Mr.. Starke: TO provide additional
compensation for N. w. Bowe, for ser
vices rendered to the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
By Mr. Hart: To incorporate the Clinch
Valley Railroad Company,
| Mr.. Starke offered constitutional
amendment locking to the establishment
of Board of Pardons.
No pardon shall be granted except by
said Board, which shall consist of the
Lieutenant-G Governor, Attorney-General,
and Secretary of the Commonwealth, or
anv two of them, after a full hearing,
upon due notice and in open session.
Adjourned at 1890 until noon to-day.
CAUCUS.
A Democratic caucus was held in the
hall Of the House of Delegates at 7:3O last
night. Mr.. r. H. Cardwell presided, and
Mr.. Echols acted as secretary.
No positive policy was for rnulated, the
caucus being nothing more than mere
informal talk.
The principal subject of discussion was
the collection of taxes, but there was no
unanimity of ideas. Several plans were
proposed, none of which meet the needs
of the occasion.
Propositions were made TO cOlleSt
license taxes quarterly or monthly, bond
to be given for their prompt payment,
but this failed TO meet with the approval
which it was expected it would.
On one point all seemed to agree, and
that was that all taxes should be collected
bv one officer Other suggestions were
also made, but no action of any kind was
taken.
At 10 o'clock the caucus adjourned 20
meet next Monday night at o'clock.